Cuspidor.



No; 660,|35. Patented Oct. 23, |900.

M. WEINBERGER.

CUSPIDOR.

(Applieacion md nb. 17, 1900.)

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MOR WEINBERGER, OF GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

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SPECIFICATION forming` part of Letters Patent No. 660,135, dated October 23, 1900.

Application iiled February 17, 1900. Serial No. 5,629. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MOE WEINBERGEE, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Guthrie, in the county of Logan and Territory of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Cuspidor, of which the following is a specifi# cation.

This invention relates to cuspidors, and has for its object to provide an improved device of this character which is especially designed for application to bars inV bar-rooms and to similar counters and is arranged to be flushed with water from a suitable source of supply to cleanse the cuspidor, and thus obviate the necessity of cleaning the same by hand. It is furthermore designed to provide for a complete drainage of the device, so as to carry off tobacco, cigar-stumps, and the like, which might otherwise obstruct the cuspidor, and finally to arrange the cuspidor so' as to be protected against the feet of the persons at the front of the bar or counter.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. g v

In the drawings, Figure l' is a perspective view of a bar whichNis equipped with a cuspidor constructed and arranged according to the present invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken through the drain-pipe of the cuspidor. Fig. 3 is a similar view illustratinga modied arrangement of the means for collecting cigar-stumps and the like.

Corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings are designatednby like characters of reference.

To adequately illustrate the application an d operation of lthe present invention, I have shown in theaccornpanying drawings a bar or counter 1, which may be of any common or preferred form and provided with the usual foot-rail 2, which extends longitudinally in front of the bar and is supported upon the iloor by means of a plurality of brackets 3.

In carrying outvthe invention there is provided a substantially V shaped trough 4, which forms the body of the cuspidor and preferably extends for the entire length of the bar. Asbest shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, this trough is located between and has its opposite longitudinal edges connected, respectively, to the front of the bar `and the inner side of the foot-rail 2, so as to be iirmly supported and-also protected'against the feet of the persons who may be standing at the front of the bar.

Extending longitudinally of the open upper side of the trough and located midway between the opposite longitudinal sides thereof is a tube or pipe 5, which is supported by means of a plurality of braces 6, which are connected to respective inner sides of the trough. The top and inner and outer sides of the pipe are provided with a plurality of perforations 7 for the discharge of water, and at one end of the perforat-e pipe there is provided a branch pipe 8, leading to the rear side of the bar and connected to a suitable source of water-supply, such as a water-main or a tank, as may be convenient. This branch pipe is provided at any convenient point with a suitable valve 9 to control the supply of water to the perforate pipe, so that the discharge of the water may be continuous or only when required to cleanse the trough. It is advantageous to have the discharge or spray pipe perforated-upon its upper side, as Well as its inner and outer side, in order that the top of the pipe may be cleansed fromrany matter which may collect thereon. As indicated in Figs. 2 and 3,the side perforations of the spraypipe are located adjacent to the bottom thereof, so as to discharge directly against the inwardly and downwardly inclined sides of the trough, so that the latter may receive the full force of thespray, and thereby be effectually cleansed. A v

It will of course be understood that the trough is inclined, so as to provide for draining the cuspidor, and,- as indicated in Fig. l of the drawings, it is preferable to incline the trough inwardly and downwardly from opposite ends thereof, so that the lowest portion of the cuspidor will be located substantially midway between the ends thereof. At this lowermost part of the trough there is IOO provided a pendent drain-pipe 10, which eX- tends through the iioor of the,bui-lding,-so as to discharge therebeneath. Located'immediately below the drain-pipe is a funnel-shaped catch-basin 11, which is connected to a sewer (not shown) by means of a pipe 12, having any common or preferred form of trap 131 By this arrangement it will be apparent that the dirty water will be drained into the catch,-

basin and thence conveyed to thesewer, whereby the cuspidor is eectually cleansed.

In some instances,` particularly Where the connecting sewer-pipes are small, it is designed to provide the catch-basin with-anyl cially designed for instances in whichl there is no sewer with which to connect the drainpipe, as the water may be carried off to any distant point through the medium of-thepipe 12 and the cigar-stumps and such matter as might choke the pipe are collectedv in the which may be applied to a bar without altering or changing the construction thereof and at the same time is conveniently protected against damage. Moreover, the cuspidor may be flushed at intervals, so as to effectually cleanse the same, or there may be a continu- *ous dow of Water, as may be desired.

Having described the invention, I claim- 'Ihe'combination with a bar or counter, having a foot-rail in front thereof, of a troughshaped cuspidor located between the rail and the bar and having its respective longitudinal edges connected thereto, a spray tube or pipe located intermediate of the opposite longitudinal sides of the cuspidor andpertorated at opposite sides. and in the top thereof, and opposite inwardly-inclined bracesextending from the-respective inner sides of the cuspidor to thev tube.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MOR WEINBERGER.

Witnesses:

HARPER S. CUNNINGHAM, ALFRED T. DE WITT; 

